Tuesday, May 30, 2006

I have a big fear right now that they will come back and tell me he does NOT have a learning disorder – and we will be right back where we started.

I think if that happens, I will have to fight with the doctor. I have been sitting in there and watching this boy. I can see that he is doing grade three work on some tasks, and flat out refuses to do other tasks. That’s just not normal.

I will admit that I’m not 100% sure we are looking at non-verbal learning Disorder anymore. Coram has no spatial problems at all. He was doing puzzles at the grade three level. His visual learning is markedly stronger than his verbal learning. Which is almost the opposite of nonverbal learning disorder.

Maybe it’s just the idea of a learning disorder that seems so ‘right’ when I read about nonverbal learning disorder. The idea that Coram is not misbehaving because he has behaviour issues, but because he is being faced with tasks he simply cannot do. Certainly, when we alter our expectations from him, and find ways to accommodate his unique learning styles, he thrives.

My Coram is such a sweet, wonderful guy. He can have creative conversations, and he can be so caring and empathetic. But when he’s stressed, he becomes a monster.

All I want is to create an environment where we can all see his wonderful side, more often.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

I have nothing to talk about other than my son’s learning disability and the accommodations that need to be made for him. I am a fountain of information about what simple changes need to be made to allow my amazing child to shine. I can chat your ear off about similar stories I have read in books that are similar to mine, and the creative yet amazingly simple ways the parents found to hep their kids.

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I am a happily married mother of 2 wonderful boys who are energetic and brilliant and keep me jumping. When they were wee babies I was isolated at home with them and turned to the internet for community. I have spent the last 5 years learning all about the highs and lows of internet marketing, and I know I have much, much more to learn. I am aspiring towards earning a full time living online.
I am also an aspiring speech therapist. I have partially completed my degree and am on parenting/stress leave/hiatus for an indefinite amount of time. I don't feel I have abandoned the goal - just set it aside for a bit.
I can be found on several internet forums with the username 'Payingforschool', which I am doing both financially and psychologically despite the fact that I am not presently attending school.
I am also active on several parenting forums, especially ones associated with cleft lip and palate, as my first son was born with both. My younger son was recently diagnosed as high-functioning Autistic, so I have set myself on a path to learn all I can about this condition.